Four guys are walking down the street and see a sign that says, "Old Timer's
Bar - ALL DRINKS 10 CENTS!" They all look at each other with a puzzled look
and decide to go inside to check it out. An old bartender says in a voice
that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you!
What'll it be, Gentlemen?" There seems to be a fully-stocked bar, so the men
each ask for a martini. In short order, the bartender serves up 4 iced
martinis - shaken, not stirred - and says, "That'll be 10 cents each,
please." The four men look in shock at the bartender, not believing their luck in
finding this place, and pay him the 40 cents. They soon finish their
martinis and order another round. Again, they receive four excellent
martinis and the bartender says, "That's 40 more cents, please." They pay
the 40 cents, but now their curiosity is more than they can stand. They've
each had two martinis and so far they've spent less than a dollar.
Finally one of the men says, "How can you afford to serve martinis
as good as these for a dime apiece?"
The bartender says, "I'm a retired tailor from Brooklyn and I always wanted
to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $25 million and decided to
open this place just for the fun of it. Every drink costs a dime. Wine,
liquor, beer, it's all the same."
"Wow, that's quite a story," says one of the men.
The four of them continued to sip their martinis and couldn't help but
notice three other guys at the end of the bar who didn't have a drink in
front of them and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there.
One man gestures at the three at the end of the bar without drinks and asks
the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender replies, "Oh, they're all musicians. They're waiting for happy
hour."